Paul, Bimal Kanti. creator text bibliography Electronic books. enk Chichester Wiley-Blackwell 2011 monographic eng

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1 online resource (xi, 322 pages) : illustrations Environmental Hazards and Disasters: Contexts, Perspectives and Management focuses on manifested threats to humans and their welfare as a result of natural disasters. The book uses an integrative approach to address socio-cultural, political and physical components of the disaster process. Human and social vulnerability as well as risk to environmental hazards are explored within the comprehensive context of diverse natural hazards and disasters. In addition to scientific explanations of disastrous occurrences, people and governments of hazard-prone countries often have their own interpretation. Bimal Kanti Paul. Includes bibliographical references and index. Hazardous geographic environments Disasters Natural disasters Human ecology NATURE Natural Disasters SOCIAL SCIENCE Disasters & Disaster Relief Disasters Hazardous geographic environments Human ecology Natural disasters Naturkatastrophe Risiko GF85 .P38 2011eb 363.3406 9781119979616 1119979617 9780470660027 0470660023 9781119979623 1119979625 333322 MIL http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/book/10.1002/9781119979616 http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/book/10.1002/9781119979616 CDX 110609 20171116092426.0 ocn767579353 eng